The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-04-01

| PERsoNAI.-Mrs NJ. s. Preston, and her sons,
| Nolney and w. o. Preston, and Mrs. A. Is. Han
ma, expects to remove TO Kansas, this week.
Mrs. Preston's daughter, Miss Flora, will visit
friends in Virginia and Pennsylvania until
June, and then join her family. Her sister,
Miss Sallie Preston, now at Swaihmore College,
will accompany her. Another sister, Miss
Clara Preston, teacher at Avondale School, will
resign her position In a few weeks and also go
Kansas.
| Mr.. Z. 2. Carroll, of Rock Hall, Abingdon
district, was in Bel Air, last Thursday. He is
now engaged at John F. Lowecamp's large can
ming establishment, in Anne Arundel county.
| Mr.. j. Henry Greenway, of the second dis
trict, and Mr.. and Mrs Edward Greenway, of
Baltimore, have been spending the winter in
Bermuda Mr. Greenway writes that roses,
magnolias, camellias and wild flowers are in
| plentiful. Mr.. Greenway expects to return
home about the middle of April
! DR.. Charles A Ilollingsworth, of Bel Air, re-
turned on Monday from trip to Winchester
and Berryvlle, Va. The greatest improve
ment, he says, has taken place in that part of
| Virginia, within the last few years.
/ Mr.. E. j. Snow and family and DR.. james
| Biling>lea, of Abingdon, have removed to Bal
timore, where they will reside permanently.
I DR.. Billingslea will practice his profession at
No. 203 North avenue, Baltimore. Their re-
moval leaves blank in Abingdon society.
| Mr.. Jas. +. Culum, formerly of Abingdon
district, has removed 10 the farm of Mr.. b. F,
| Minnick, near the Hickory, lately vacated by
Mr.. Jos. VI. Page.
COURT PRoCEEDINGs.-Th jury in the case of
Thomas d. Davis VS.. The P, W. and b. Rail.
road Company, on Tuesday morning brought
in sealed verdict awarding $500 damages to
the plaintiff This suit was for injury to a
house belonging to Davis, on the corner of Gin
ton and Boston streets, Canton, alleged
to have been caused by the railroad COM
| pany raising their tracks and causing sur
! face water to flow into the cellar of the house,
whereby the walls were weakened and The house
rendered insecure and uninhabitable. Tue
! plaintiffs counsel were s. A. Williams, VIM.
Young and John 7. Ensor. Hon. Henry d.
Farnandis, Thomas ii. Robinson and John d.
Donaldson appeared for the railroad company.
The case was tried in Baltimore county court,
last November, and a verdict for 81, 500 damages
in favor of Davis rendered, but being set aside
because of misconduct on the part of one the
| jurors and the case removed here.
The panel in this case was finally discharged
on Tuesday morning the other jurors having
been discharged last week.
The per diem of the grand and petit jurors at
| this term of court was as follows:
Grand Jury Abel d. Wilson, 1872 So John
! 4. Burrier, S33. 20; VIM. I. Blake, $32 80 ; Nor
gan Mitchell, S34.G0; Benz. Dixon, S34 80 Jesse
| Culum, OF Jesse, $50 CO. VIM. H. Nelson, S3S
Chas. W. Treadwell, $50 50 Henry d. Hanway,
S32 so Henry A. Price, 1913 10; John II. Bar
row, S33. 10; DR.. Geo. W. Davis, 1913 10; VIM,
A. Durham, S33 10; James WiIes, S33 TO- John
A. Barnett, S33 60 James Poole, S32 so John
Dalton, Jr., $500; Geo. Edward Carr, $50 so ;
Nicholas d. Amos; S3S Jacob E. Bull, S32 50
Henry z. Silver, S3460; Luther B. Hollo.
way, $3.50. H. X. Scarborough, Bailiff, S35.
Petit Jury.-Edward T. Monks, S55 90 /; David
Wilson, $780, Patrick Kennedy, SS7 70 ;
Lemucl w. Murphy, S7llO; Alvin Rigdon,
SCI 40; John X. McFadden, 800. So John A.
| Mitchell, SS3 co. Kennedy Bay, 500; VIM j.
| Davis, 800. so; John IL. Cochran, $1,000; VIM.
Gibson, ST., S92 60; Daniel Carroll, S6750 {;
| VIM. F. Kessling, SS5 90; c. Worth shrodes,
| 5000; Parker F. Smithson, 5000; Martin
Murphy, S72; Thomas Kehoe, $3.50; Christian
Smith, sSl.20; Bennett Nelson, S702 Richard
IL. Wiley, sSG.l0; Cornelius s. Courtney, S71 40;
Frank l.. Donnely, 81. 10; David Swartz,
$40 so; Bennett A Gilbert, of VIM, S1l.20.